Velocity and temperature derivatives in high-Reynolds-number turbulent flows in the atmospheric surface layer. Part 2. Accelerations and related matters

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 589, Issue , 2007, Pages 83-102

  Gulitski, G ^a   Kholmyansky, M ^a   Kinzelbach, W ^b   Luthi B ^b   Tsinober, A ^a   Yorish, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EULER EQUATIONS; FLOW VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAYLOR SERIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER; VELOCITY FLUCTUATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ACCELERATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EULER EQUATIONS; FLOW VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAYLOR SERIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FLOW VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRAIN; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 36749090173     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007501     Document Type: Article

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